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Tunisia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Tunisia at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeTUN
NPCTunisian Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors35 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Ahmed Benhaj Ali
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
9
Silver
9
Bronze
3
Total
21
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Tunisia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by 35 athletes (22 men and 13 women).[1]

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Farhat Chida Athletics Men's 400m T38
 Gold Abderrahim Zhiou Athletics Men's 800m T12
 Gold Farhat Chida Athletics Men's long jump F37-38
 Gold Mourad Idoudi Athletics Men's club throw F32/51
 Gold Mourad Idoudi Athletics Men's discus throw F32/51
 Gold Faouzi Rzig Athletics Men's javelin throw F33-34/52
 Gold Somaya Bousaid Athletics Women's 800m T12-13
 Gold Somaya Bousaid Athletics Women's 1500m T13
 Gold Raoua Tlili Athletics Women's shot put F40
 Silver Abbes Saidi Athletics Men's 400m T38
 Silver Mohamed Fouzai Athletics Men's 5000m T46
 Silver Abderrahim Zhiou Athletics Men's 10000m T12
 Silver Mohamed Krid Athletics Men's javelin throw F33-34/52
 Silver Mourad Idoudi Athletics Men's shot put F32
 Silver Sonia Mansour Athletics Women's 100m T38
 Silver Sonia Mansour Athletics Women's 200m T38
 Silver Raoua Tlili Athletics Women's discus throw F40
 Silver Hania Aidi Athletics Women's javelin throw F54-56
 Bronze Mohamed Charmi
Farhat Chida
Fares Hamdi
Abbes Saidi		 Athletics Men's 4x100m relay T35-38
 Bronze Mahmoud Khaldi Athletics Men's pentathlon P12
 Bronze Yousra Ben Jemaa Athletics Women's discus throw F32-34/51-53

Sports

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Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track

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Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ahmed Aouadi T54 100m 14.61 8 q — 14.72 8
200m 27.03 21 did not advance
400m 50.24 16 q 52.84 13 did not advance
Ahmed Belhaj Ali T12 100m 11.48 11 Q 11.42 11 did not advance
Samir Chaabani T46 Marathon — 2:35:54 6
Mohamed Charmi T37 200m 25.30 6 q — 53.24 8
800m — 2:03.91 4
Farhat Chida T38 100m — 11.39 5
200m 23.69 6 Q — 22.60 4
400m — 51.14 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mohamed Fouzai T46 800m 2:00.78 8 Q — 1:53.75 4
1500m 4:09.95 8 Q — 4:41.87 12
Marathon — DNF
Ali Ganfoudi T12 100m 11.60 12 Q 11.40 10 did not advance
200m 23.75 18 did not advance
Mahmoud Khaldi T12 400m 50.12 3 q DNF did not advance
Faycal Othmani T37 800m — 2:12.42 6
Abbes Saidi T38 200m 25.50 13 did not advance
400m — 51.97 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Fethi Saidi T46 200m 23.59 16 did not advance
400m 52.26 13 did not advance
Abderrahim Zhiou T12 800m 1:56.01 1 Q — 1:52.13 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10000m — 31:43.15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marathon — 2:35:26 4
Omar Zidi T52 400m 1:08.03 12 did not advance
Marathon — 2:09:04 7
Fethi Zouinkhi T54 Marathon — 1:38:06 30
Mohamed Charmi
Farhat Chida
Fares Hamdi
Abbes Saidi 		T35-38 4x100m relay — 47.81 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men's field

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Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Mohamed Amara F40 Shot put 9.23 - 11
Farhat Chida F37-38 Long jump 6.44 WR 1104 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Abdeljabbar Dhifallah F37-38 Javelin throw 39.10 812 9
Fares Hamdi F37-38 Long jump 5.77 SB 1003 6
Mourad Idoudi F32 Shot put 10.40 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
F32/51 Club throw 35.77 WR 1125 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Discus throw 19.72 WR 1132 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mahmoud Khaldi P12 Pentathlon 3149 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mohamed Krid F33-34/52 Discus throw 38.09 969 4
Javelin throw 31.26 1172 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shot put 9.43 874 14
Faouzi Rzig F33-34/52 Javelin throw 34.81 WR 1305 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hamdi Warfili F37-38 Discus throw 39.47 886 7
Shot put 12.56 SB 842 8
Abderrahim Zhiou P12 Pentathlon 3050 6

Women's track

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Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Somaya Bousaid T13 400m 56.86 2 Q 56.72 4
800m 2:20.18 3 Q 2:03.21 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500m — 4:14.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sonia Mansour T38 100m 13.65 PR 2 Q 13.66 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200m 27.93 =WR 1 Q 28.07 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Masouda Siffi T54 100m 18.16 11 did not advance
200m 33.01 13 did not advance
Marathon — 1:57:19 10

Women's field

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Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Hania Aidi F54-56 Javelin throw 16.83 1149 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shot put 6.31 1016 4
Aroua Bidani F32-34/51-53 Discus throw 5.96 537 19
Shot put 4.08 802 16
Yousra Ben Jemaa F32-34/51-53 Discus throw 21.00 1098 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shot put 6.52 864 14
F33-34/52-53 Javelin throw 14.51 1022 5
Najet Ghribi F35-38 Javelin throw 20.62 868 12
Amani Guizani F35-38 Javelin throw 18.04 SB 1040 7
Fatma Kachroudi F37-38 Discus throw 26.39 898 9
Shot put 8.70 849 15
Aida Sidhom F35-38 Javelin throw 26.25 1105 4
Mariem Soudani F57-58 Discus throw 30.78 979 6
Raoua Tlili F40 Discus throw 27.61 SB - 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shot put 8.95 WR - 1st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jeux paralympiques de Beijing 2008: la Tunisie sera représentée par 35 athlètes". The Xinhua News Agency (in French). 2008-08-27. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
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